PokerSolver/3-handed · BTN 40bb, SB 25bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20/98o

How to play 98o preflop

3-handed · BTN 40bb, SB 25bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 · 43 spots where 98o gets a decision

Fits exactlyGGPoker Spin & Gold x10PokerStars Spin & Go x10partypoker SPINS Overdrive 10-24.99x

Close16 games

GGPoker Spin & Gold x4, x5the winner takes all there: chip EV
GGPoker Spin & Gold x50, x100pays 60/30/10 there, 80/20 here
GGPoker Spin & Gold Maxpays 50/30/20 there, 80/20 here
PokerStars Spin & Go x25, x50, x100pays 80/12/8 there, 80/20 here
PokerStars Spin & Go top tierpays 83.33/10/6.67 there, 80/20 here
Winamax Expresso x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x20the winner takes all there: chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
Winamax Expresso x100, x400, x1,000, jackpotpays 80/12/8 there, 80/20 here; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
partypoker SPINS Overdrive 3-3.99x, 4-4.99x, 5-9.99xthe winner takes all there: chip EV
partypoker SPINS Overdrive 25-119.99x, 120-239.99x, 240x+pays 83.34/8.33/8.33 there, 80/20 here
iPoker Twister x2, x3, x5, x8the winner takes all there: chip EV; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
iPoker Twister x50its sources disagree on the split (winner takes all, or 80/10/10); its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
iPoker Twister x1,000pays 80/10/10 there, 80/20 here; its pages do not say whether any level has an ante
WPT Global Global Spins x3, x5the winner takes all there: chip EV
WPT Global Global Spins x10, x25pays 80/10/10 there, 80/20 here
WPT Global Global Spins x120, x240, x6,000pays 83.33/8.33/8.33 there, 80/20 here
ACR Poker SPINZ x2, x3, x4, x5, x10, x25, x50, x100, x12,000its prize split is not published; its blinds are not published

Opens (raise first in)

Spot	98o
BTN open (RFI) First to act	Fold 100%
SB open (RFI) Folded to SB	Raise 3bb 100%

Facing an open or a limp

Spot	98o
BB vs SB limp SB limps	Call 84.4% · All-in 3bb 15.6%
BB vs SB open 3bb SB opens 3bb	Call 100%
SB vs BTN limp BTN limps	Fold 99.7% · Call 0.2% · Raise 2/2.5/3bb 0.1%
BB vs BTN limp BTN limps	Call 99.7% · All-in 3bb 0.3%
BB vs SB limp BTN limps, SB limps	Call 59% · All-in 3bb 41%
BB vs SB iso raise 2bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb	Fold 95.3% · All-in 3bb 4.7% · Call 0.1%
BB vs SB iso raise 2.5bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb	Call 97.2% · Fold 1.9% · All-in 3bb 0.9%
BB vs SB iso raise 3bb BTN limps, SB isolates to 3bb	Call 75.5% · Fold 24.5%
BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB goes all-in	Fold 97.8% · Call 2.2%
SB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb	Fold 100%
BB vs BTN open 2bb BTN opens 2bb	Call 100%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 2bb, SB calls	All-in 3bb 100%
SB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb	Fold 100%
BB vs BTN open 2.5bb BTN opens 2.5bb	All-in 3bb 60.8% · Call 39.2%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 2.5bb, SB calls	Call 84.3% · Fold 14.4% · All-in 3bb 1.3%
SB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb	Fold 100%
BB vs BTN open 3bb BTN opens 3bb	Call 100%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 3bb, SB calls	Fold 99.7% · Call 0.3%
SB vs BTN open 25bb BTN opens 25bb	Fold 99.4% · Call 0.6%
BB vs BTN open 25bb BTN opens 25bb	Call 100%
BB vs SB call BTN opens 25bb, SB calls	Fold 86.4% · Call 13.6%

Facing an isolation raise

Spot	98o
SB: BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN folds	Call 99.9% · Fold 0.1%
SB vs BTN call BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN calls	Fold 98.6% · Raise 7.5bb 1.3% · All-in 25bb 0.1%

Facing a 3-bet

Spot	98o
SB vs BTN 3-bet 7.5bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN 3-bets to 7.5bb	Fold 94.6% · Call 4% · All-in 25bb 1.3%
SB vs BTN 3-bet 25bb BTN limps, SB limps, BB goes all-in, BTN 3-bets to 25bb	Fold 99.9% · Call 0.1%
BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB folds	Fold 50% · Call 50%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB calls	Fold 50% · Call 50%
BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB folds	Fold 83.2% · Call 16.8%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB calls	Call 75% · Fold 25%
BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB folds	Call 79.8% · Fold 20.2%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB calls	Call 92.7% · Fold 7.3%
BB: BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB folds BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB folds	Call 95.9% · Fold 4.1%
BB vs SB call BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 25bb, SB calls	Call 80.8% · Fold 19.2%
BB vs SB 3-bet 5bb BTN opens 2bb, SB 3-bets to 5bb	Fold 100%
BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 99.7% · Call 0.3%
BB vs SB 3-bet 6.25bb BTN opens 2.5bb, SB 3-bets to 6.25bb	Fold 99.6% · Call 0.4%
BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 2.5bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 98.6% · Call 1.4%
BB vs SB 3-bet 7.5bb BTN opens 3bb, SB 3-bets to 7.5bb	Fold 99.8% · Call 0.2%
BB vs SB all-in BTN opens 3bb, SB goes all-in	Call 50.7% · Fold 49.3%

Facing a 4-bet

Spot	98o
BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 5bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 91.1% · Call 8.9%
BB vs SB all-in BTN limps, SB isolates to 2.5bb, BB calls, BTN 3-bets to 6.25bb, SB goes all-in	Fold 50% · Call 50%

Settings: 3-handed · BTN 40bb, SB 25bb, BB 3bb · SB 0.5bb · no rake · ICM, paying 80/20 (small blind 0.5bb, big blind 1bb, stacks BTN 40bb, SB 25bb, BB 3bb, no rake; ICM paying 80/20: a stack is worth its chance of each prize, first 80% and second 20%, so chips lost count more than chips won). Solver: HoldemResources Calculator (HRC) (HRC CI 25.64). Bet sizes are the solved ones; a size that is not here plays like the nearest one.

Sources for the games it fits: ggpoker.com/poker-games/spin-gold (prize table in its script js/funds29.8816e65c.js; fetched 2026-10-31); chips and blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/spin-gold-the-ultimate-guide-on-ggpoker-network (updated 2026-05-11; its 26-level blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (updated 2026-10-16), fetched 2026-10-31; pokerstars.com/poker/spin-and-go (stacks and prize tables; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/pokerstars-new-spin-go-multipliers-and-1000-spins (2026-05-27; its blind table lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; partypoker.com/en/poker/offers/dynamic-structure (stacks, prize shares and the 20-level blind table, which lists no ante), fetched 2026-10-31; winamax.fr/expresso (stacks, first blinds and prize tables; the same on winamax.es), fetched 2026-10-31; worldpokerdeals.com/blog/ipoker-twister-guide (2026-01-29; stacks and splits) and pokerstrategy.com/strategy/sit-and-go/twister-poker-let-go (first blinds), fetched 2026-10-31; wptglobal.com/how-to-play/global-spins (stacks and prize shares; fetched 2026-10-31); blinds from worldpokerdeals.com/blog/global-spins-wpt-global (2023-11-23; its blind table lists no ante) and somuchpoker.com/news/best-spin-and-go-poker-sites-2026 (2026-10-16); worldpokerdeals.com/blog/winning-poker-network-new-1-000-000-spin-go (2025-12-05; stacks only), fetched 2026-10-31.